Starts Saturday October 5, at 11:30a.m. Pacific Time

Power forward! Crunchyroll scores with the announcement that the long-awaited second season of Kuroko’s Basketball will soon be simulcasting as part of the fall 2013 anime schedule.

Kuroko’s Basketball 2 is set to broadcast every Saturday starting on October 5, at 11:30a.m. Pacific Time for premium members, and free members able to watch one week later. More information can be found on www.crunchyroll.com/kuroko.

Story and background

The long-awaited second season of the basketball anime returns this fall with Kuroko’s Basketball 2! Based on the ongoing manga by Tadatoshi Fujimaki, Kuroko’s Basketball 2 focuses on the basketball team from Seirin High as they compete and fight their way to the top at the national tournament.

The entire voice cast from the previous season returns to reprise their roles, with Kensho Ono as Tetsuya Kuroko and Yuuki Ono voicing Taiga Kagami. The rest of the cast is star-studded with veterans and fan favorites including Daisuke Ono, Hiroshi Kamiya, Jun Fukuyama, Junichi Suwabe, and Shinichiro Miki.

Kuroko’s Basketballwill be available to Crunchyroll’s audience in the following territories: North America, South America, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden,